She added that the outcome of the match could have been different had she not fallen twice, but otherwise refused to dwell on the past.

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"Lindsey Lowe was pregnant, but she refused to accept it, her mind refused to accept it, " defense attorney John Pellegrin had told the jury.

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Patricia Brett, founder of an online swimwear brand for women with breast cancer, says she recently came down with a bout of food poisoning but refused to cancel a phone meeting with a potential investor she had met in person a week earlier.

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She would have refused him politely had they been standing together on the ground, but, looking down at his upturned face, she felt that any excuse would be trivial.

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But another Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon said he had recently refused to perform a procedure on West until she had medical clearance for a condition he feared could lead to a heart attack.

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She stated on her petition that she had the evidence required to trigger a new inquest but her request for one to be held had been refused three times by the Attorney General.

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